Can I use an air pump to inflate? Don't really want to blow this up with my lungs.
34846
Absolutely not necessary to bother with a pump....it IS very easy/quick to just blow it up with your own lung power.
34847
I don't see why not. I was surprised at how little air it took to inflate. My beach ball used more air.
34848
I don't know. I blew it up and it was a piece of cake. Not a lot of work since the blow up part isn't that much.
1343125
No. We already had an air compressor which we used to pump it up. I wouldn't necessarily recommend trying to blow it up yourself unless you are extremely patient. It can be done (I did it part way once), but took a while. A bike pump would probably work also.
1295607
Same as what Evan S. said.... a small air pump like you'd use on an air mattress works great on this! It's an AWESOME cooler float but it would take a long time to be blown up by mouth :-)
341948
It doesn't auto-inflate. Technically, you could blow it up by mouth but you'd probably get dizzy and risk passing out. In your case, maybe you could get a portable hand bike pump, they're cyndrical, light weight abt foot long, 1 inch diameter.
911031
Not really. I also inflate it with a few puffs and then adjust it to my desired level.
1644603
You really need a pump. My friend had one at the lake house where I left this. I'm talking about an electric pump. There are some that plug into the cigarette lighter on a boat that are ideal. It doesn't take terribly long. I cannot comment on using your lungs to blow it up. It would take a long while.
1698396
There are many options...I just use any pumps that one would use to inflate an air mattress. That said - it is better to get one that can be plugged into your vehicle as that comes in handy if you're at the water and need to inflate the raft there.
1302048
Use a standard air compressor with a tire inflator. The same as inflating a bike or car tire. Use a tire pump for that matter.
1655133
The dark blue ring on the top of the pool needs to be inflated. You could inflate without an air pump if you have a good set of lungs. A small air inflator such as the Soleaire SA-101P sold here on Amazon would work fine. I use an air compressor with the air pressure turned down low so the ring is not damaged due to over inflation.
1234973
It is best to use an air pump. I have a small one that I use for air mattresses and it works great. If you are taking it to a resort or pool, they may inflate it for you. I took mine to the Mandalay Bay and they aired it up for free. Worked great in the lazy river!
470728
No...it does not come inflated. You'll need one of those tire/air pump things to inflate it.
1173527
Yes, if you have a cone adapter, but you won't need it. Just inflate slowly by mouth, takes 10 min
1668470
I have a coleman electric air pump It does not take to long to inflate you just have to turn the valve to let air
458743
With a good pair of lungs and taking your time you can do it yourself, but we used a bicycle pump, much faster. Be careful not to over inflate. It is a great little item for my Granddaughter she loves it.
2220645
I use an old hand pump you can buy anywhere to inflate like an air mattress. That or an air compressor. I have used it 5 weekends now, still going strong. Love it.
1265210
No, it does not require a pump, it comes inflated but it won't likely stay inflated long! I bought 2 and both went flat in less than a week and there is no way to re-inflate them.
2038303
Yes. Go to http://www.intexcorp.com/index.php/home/airbed-furniture-pumps.html?manual=1 to select the manual of your bed and see the instructions on how to bypass the built-in pump. Basically, go to the control dial, turn it clockwise until the arrow points to the inflation mark, insert the hose to your pump and have at it. I bought power converter for the bed so I could plug it into the cigarette lighter socket and pump it up that way for camping.